Limestone hand holding a pyxis

Limestone hand holding a pyxis

Description:

The over-lifesize left hand holds a pyxis. The tip of the fingers is indicated by a line in relief.


Overall: 10 1/4 x 4 x 6 1/2 in. (26 x 10.2 x 16.5 cm)

Period:

Bronze Age

Date:

3900 BC - 100 AD

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References:

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. XXVIII.150, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1161, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 294, p. 223, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2731